Marie enjoyed her lifelong involvement at Walnut Hills Country Club. She enjoyed playing golf, bridge and partaking in social activities with her friends. Volunteering at the hospital and with other organizations was one of her many passions. Marie cherished entertaining family and sharing time with her children and grandchildren.

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For more than 50 years Marie enjoyed vacationing in Gaylord. She and her husband first joined the Otsego Club & Resort as members and later built a couple of vacation homes in Michaywé. She will be dearly missed by the family and friends who love her.

A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 955 Alton Road, East Lansing, with the Rev. Mark Inglot officiating. The family will receive friends Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. at the Gorsline Runciman Funeral Home, 1730 East Grand River Ave., East Lansing, with the rosary at 7 p.m. Visitation also will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday.

In lieu of flowers, those desiring may make contributions to Stoneleigh Residence, Hospice of Lansing, 3411 Stoneleigh, Lansing, MI, 48910; American Cancer Society, 3100 West Road, Bldg. B Ste. 110, East Lansing, MI 48823; or St. Vincent DePaul Home for Children, 2800 W. Willow St., Lansing, MI 48917, in memory of Marie. The family is being served by Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes, East Lansing.